AS LAWMAKERS RETURN TO SPRINGFIELD AND VARIOUS BUDGET BILLS ARE PROPOSED…HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR SCHOOLS AREN’T LEFT OUT IN THE PROCESS.

THE BUDGET DEADLOCK HAS HAD DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON THE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE SYSTEM SAYS ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LARRY DIETZ. HE NOTES THAT THIS SHOULD BE A TIME WHEN THEY ARE TOUTING THEIR PROGRAMS, GRADUATION RATES AND CAMPUS ACTIVITIES.

HIGHER ED RECEIVED SOME EMERGENCY FUNDING BACK IN APRIL BUT OFFICIALS SAY IT’S NOWHERE NEAR WHAT THEY USUALLY RECEIVE FROM THE STATE.